Leo Gestel Liza - A drawing of a woman sitting on a chair
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Liza. Signed Leo. Gestel. and inscribed with title. Pencil and wax crayons on paper, 45 x 32 cm
Leo Gestel (1881–1941) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Leo Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism. Along with Piet Mondrian he was among the leading artists of Dutch modernism. Gestel was first instructed in art by his father, Willem Gestel, the director of an art school, and his uncle, Dimmen Gestel, who had painted with Vincent van Gogh.
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1941
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Christie's
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